Historical Documents: 1601-1750
April 1606 -- First Virginia Charter
by King James II
May 23, 1609 -- Second Virginia Charter
by King James II
March 12, 1612 -- Third Virginia Charter
by King James II
November 11, 1620 -- Mayflower Compact
by the men onboard the Mayflower
1628 -- Petition of Right
by Parliament
1629 -- Massachusetts Bay Charter
by King Charles I
January 14, 1639 -- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
by the inhabitents of the Connecticut region
1645 -- On Liberty
by John Winthrop
April 20, 1662 -- Connecticut Charter
by King Charles II
June 20, 1676 -- First Thanksgiving Proclamation
by the government of Plymouth
1690 -- Two Treaties of Government
by John Locke
Chapter 12: The Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth
Chapter 13: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth
1712 -- North Carolina Biennial Act
by the government of North Carolina
July 8, 1741 -- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
by Jonathan Edwards
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